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Prime Minister's Office
PM chairs high level meeting to review preparedness for hot weather in upcoming summer
PM briefed about forecast of monsoon, impact on Rabi crops, preparedness of medical infrastructure and preparation for disaster related to heat and mitigation measures
PM asks for preparation of separate awareness material for different stakeholders
PM instructs IMD to prepare daily weather forecasts in a manner which is easy to interpret and disseminate
PM stresses on the need for detailed fire audits of all hospitals
FCI asked to prepare to ensure optimal storage of grains in extreme weather conditions
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting today to review the preparedness for hot weather in upcoming summer at his residence, 7 LKM, earlier today.
Prime Minister was briefed about the India Meteorological Department's  weather forecast for the next few months and on the likelihood of a normal monsoon. He was also briefed about the impact of weather on Rabi crops and expected yield of major crops. The efforts underway to monitor irrigation water supply, fodder and drinking water were also reviewed. Further, Prime Minister was briefed about the preparedness of states and hospital infrastructure in terms of availability of required supplies and preparedness for emergencies. He was also updated on various efforts underway across the country to prepare for disasters related to heat and mitigation measures in place.
Prime Minister said that separate awareness material should be prepared for different stakeholders including citizens; medical professionals; municipal & panchayat authorities; disaster response teams like firefighters etc. It was also instructed to incorporate some multimedia lecture sessions in schools to sensitise children on dealing with extreme heat conditions. Prime Minister said that protocols and dos and don’ts for hot weather should be prepared in accessible formats, and various other modes of publicity like jingles, films, pamphlets etc. should also be prepared and issued.
Prime Minister asked IMD to issue daily weather forecasts in a manner which can be easily interpreted and disseminated. It was also discussed that TV news channels, FM radio etc. could spend a few minutes daily to explain the daily weather forecast in a manner which would allow citizens to take necessary precautions.
Prime Minister stressed on the need for detailed fire audits of all hospitals and that mock fire drills be done in all hospitals by firefighters. The need for a coordinated effort to deal with forest fires was also pointed out. It was discussed that systemic changes should be made to support efforts to prevent and tackle forest fires.
Prime Minister instructed that availability of fodder and of water in reservoirs should be tracked. Food Corporation of India was asked to prepare to ensure optimal storage of grains in extreme weather conditions.
The Principal Secretary to the PM, Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary, Secretary M/o Health & Family Welfare, Secretary D/o Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Secretary M/o Earth Sciences and Member Secretary, NDMA participated in the meeting.
Ministry of Defence
OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU - INS JALASHWA ARRIVES AT TUTICORIN WITH 700 INDIAN CITIZENS EMBARKED FROM MALDIVES
INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation SamudraSetu", entered Tuticorinharbour with 700 Indian nationals evacuated from Male, Maldvies on 07 June 2020. Thus far INS Jalashwa has evacuated 2672 Indian citizens from Maldives and Sri Lanka to India as part of Vande Bharat Mission.
The embarkation of Indian nationals was facilitated by the Indian Mission in Maldives. Personnel were embarked onboard after carrying out requisite medical screening. COVID related safety protocols were also strictly adhered to during the sea-passage.
The evacuees were received by local authorities at Tuticorin and arrangements were in place for speedy disembarkation, health screening, immigration and transportation of the evacuees.
With this evacuation, the Indian Navy has now repatriated 2874 Indian nationals from the Maldives and Sri Lanka during the ongoing pandemic.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves issuance of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation  Second Order, 2020 in relation of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services  Act
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for the Jammu & Kashmir  Second Order, 2020 issued under section 96 of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. This order has further modified the applicability of Domicile conditions to all level of jobs in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir under the Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services  Act .
This Order would apply the specified domicile criterion for employment to all posts in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
Ministry of Education
Increasing enrolment of girls in school
Department of School Education and Literacy , Ministry of Education is implementing the scheme of Samagra Shiksha, effective from 2018-19 to support States and UTs in implementation of the RTE Act, 2009. Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of Samagra Shiksha.
As per the data available on Unified District Information System for Education  / UDISE+, Gross Enrolment Ratio  of girls for 2018-19 and 2019-20 shows an increase in the enrolment of girls at all level of education, details of which are as under:
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Year
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Primary
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Upper Primary
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Secondary
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Higher Secondary
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2018-19
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101.78
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88.54
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76.93
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50.84
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2019-20
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103.69
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90.46
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77.83
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52.40

Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of school education is one of the major objectives of the Samagra Shiksha. Under Samagra Shiksha, to ensure greater participation of girls in education, including in the State of Jharkhand, various interventions have been targeted which include opening of schools in the neighbourhood to make access easier for girls, free uniform and text-books to girls up to Class VIII, additional teachers and residential quarters for teachers in remote/hilly areas, appointment of additional teachers including women teachers, Stipend to CWSN girls from class I to Class XII , separate toilets for girls, teachers' sensitization programmes to promote girls participation, gender-sensitive teaching-learning materials including text books etc.
To reduce gender gaps at all levels of school education, there is a provision of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas  under Samagra Shiksha. KGBVs are residential schools from class VI to XII for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority and Below Poverty Line . As on 10.11.2021, a total of 5615 KGBVs have been sanctioned in the country with the enrolment of 6.50 lakh girls, of which, 203 KGBVs have been sanctioned in the State of Jharkhand with the enrolment of 70377 girls.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Vice President's Secretariat
Centre agrees to enhance paddy procurement target in Nellore district following Vice President’s intervention
VP held discussions with three Secretaries to the Govt. of India
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has agreed to enhance the paddy procurement target in Nellore district by procuring a total of 34.8 lakh MTs of paddy during the Rabi crop and also further extend the paddy procurement season in Nellore district till October 31, 2020.
Earlier, towards the end of August, the Ministry had extended paddy procurement season in Nellore district by one month till September 30, 2020 following Shri Naidu’s intervention.
The farmers of the district have been requesting the Government to extend the target and enhance the period of procurement.
This decision follows the intervention of the Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu who held discussions with three Secretaries to the Govt. of India i.e. Secretary Food and Public Distribution; Secretary, Agriculture and Secretary, Home in the last two days after the issues related to paddy procurement in Nellore district were brought to his notice.
On the request of the State Government to depute a team to assess the damage for relaxation of uniform specifications for procurement, Secretary Agriculture informed the Vice President that damage due to heavy rains is not considered as a natural calamity and therefore the relief has to be given to the farmers from the relief funds available with the State Government.
With regard to the request of the State Government to accept the boiled rice in FCI depots in East Godavari district, Secretary Food and Public Distribution also informed the Vice President that the Ministry has no objection to the proposal of the State Government if the cost of transportation is borne by the State. Ministry will also take initiatives to arrange the required rakes for transportation in coordination with the Railways.
Ministry of Finance
Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring crude oil prices and tightening of global financial conditions are major reasons for weakening of Indian Rupee against the US Dollar
While the Indian Rupee has weakened against the US Dollar, it has strengthened against other major currencies such as the British pound, the Japanese yen and the Euro during 2022. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister stated that global factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring crude oil prices and tightening of global financial conditions are the major reasons for the weakening of the Indian Rupee against the US Dollar.
The Minister further stated that exchange rate is only one of the several different factors such as, demand for domestic and foreign goods, commodity prices, crude oil prices etc., which affect India’s export and import demand. India’s merchandise exports touched a record high of US$ 421.9 billion during 2021-22. India’s exports during each month of the current year have been higher than those of the corresponding months of the previous year. India’s exports and imports during 2021 and 2022 are in ANNEXURE.
The overall impact of exchange rate depreciation on domestic prices depends on the extent of pass-through of international commodity prices to the domestic market, the Minister stated.
Giving more details, the Minister stated that the Department of Commerce regularly monitors and sensitizes line Ministries/Departments and other stakeholders from time to time and in various forums on the following broad strategy to address the issue:
- Addressing domestic supply rigidities and looking at domestic production opportunities/enhancement of capacity;
- Timely use of trade remedial options;
- Adoption of mandatory technical standards;
- Enforcing rules of origin;
- Tariff measures/inverted duty correction etc.
Besides, the Minster stated, the Department of Commerce has been carrying out import data monitoring on monthly and annual basis to identify any visible changes and to monitor surges in imports. All concerned Ministries/Departments are apprised of item wise imports surge at 8 HS digit level on a monthly basis such that appropriate action may be initiated where necessary. A Position paper of structure of Imports is also circulated to all concerned Ministries/Departments annually since 2014, the Minister added.
Further, the Minister stated, there is an Importing Monitoring System for providing advance information on imports to Government and stakeholders for
- Steel
- Non-Ferrous Metal
- Coal and
- Chips
PIB Headquarters
Walk-In Interview
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology , Kochi will conduct a walk- in interview for the post of Senior Research Fellow on contractual basis, at CIFT, Kochi on 29th November, 2018 at 10.00 a.m. More details can be had from the website www.cift.res.in
Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches in Uttar Pradesh
A search action was started by the Income Tax Department on 28.10.2020 in the case of a Bijnor based group engaged in real estate business and it’s associates. There were allegations that the group companies were having huge security premium reserves and massive liabilities in the form of loans and advances from related parties/others and other payables, even then they had advanced substantial loans to others. The sales of the group were not commensurate with the loans and advances shown.
During the search unexplained cash of more than Rs. 50 lakhand unexplained jewellery weighing approximately 2.5 kg has been found, so far.The allegations regarding share premium have been found to be correct during the search. They are not commensurate with the income of the concerned shareholders, who could not explain their sources.
During the search, more than 20 companies were found to be running from a single premise out of which many companies are dummy companies and do not show any operations. Companies are not having any worth but are showing significant amounts of share premium. The dummy companies are being used as conduit for layering of funds.
One of the group members has financial interest in one UK based foreign company and one property in London, the sources of investment therein are being examined. Apart from this, incriminating documents relating to investments in many properties have also been recovered from several premises and the same are being investigated. The sources of investment in properties owned by the group are being verified. Hand-writtenpapers relating to certain payments/receipts have also been found during the search and are being examined.
So far 6 bank lockers have been found and further investigations are going on.
Ministry of Finance
IFSCA constitutes a committee for development of avenues for Ship Financing and Leasing in IFSC
International Financial Services Centres Authority  has constituted a committee to examine global best practices in ship financing and leasing, identify opportunities and devise a roadmap to enable such activities from GIFT IFSC. This committee will be chaired by Ms. Vandana Aggarwal, former Senior Economic Advisor, Government of India. The committee includes representatives from the Government of India, Gujarat Maritime Board and industry experts possessing domain knowledge.
India is strategically located on the world’s shipping routes and has a large coastline of approximately 7,500 km. India also has 12 major and over 200 minor ports. Data from the Ministry of Shipping suggests that 95% of India’s trading by volume and 70% by value is done via maritime transport. Inspite of significant exposure to Shipping, India is yet to develop as an international shipping hub. IFSCA aims to provide an enabling regulatory framework and facilitative environment so that GIFT IFSC can become an international hub for Ship Financing & Leasing activities thereby benefitting shipowners, lessors, carriers, ship operators, ship management companies and other stakeholders in the maritime ecosystem.
The committee is mandated to examine the existing legal, regulatory, tax and other applicable frameworks, identify the bottlenecks pertaining to ship financing & leasing and recommend specific measures required which shall enable ship financing & leasing from IFSC at par with best international practices. The committee would submit its recommendations to IFSCA in three months.
The constitution of the committee can be accessed through the following weblink: https://ifsca.gov.in/IFSCACommittees
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people of Kerala on Kerala Piravi Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Kerala on Kerala Piravi Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Kerala Piravi day greetings to the people of Kerala. Kerala is widely admired for its picturesque surroundings and the industrious nature of its people. May the people of Kerala succeed in their various endeavours."
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Department of Consumer Affairs reviews Government’s buffer stock position along with prices and availability of Onions and Pulses
The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Avinash K Srivastava today chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee to review Government’s buffer stock position along with the prices and availability of Onions and Pulses across the country. The meeting was attended by representatives of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, NAFED, Mother Dairy, Kendriya Bhandar, Representative of Delhi Government and senior officials of the Department of Consumer Affairs. The following decisions/suggestionswere made:
- It was informed by representatives of Ministry of Agriculture that after a brief disruption of about 2-3 days during Diwali in arrival of Kharif Onions mainly due to closing of major mandis in Maharashtra, Onion arrivals have again resumed in the mandis of Delhi. Further, arrivals are expected to increase in the coming days which will augment supplies and reduce prices.
- NAFED was directed to continue supply of Onions from the central buffer to Mother Dairy for retailing through their Safal outlets.
- NAFED was also directed to supply Onions to Delhi Government and other States/UTs as per their demand.
- NAFED was directed to undertake disposal of Pulses from the central buffer through States Governments and open market auctions.
- Delhi Govt. and other State Governments/ UTs are again being asked to retail Tur  out of the central buffer at reasonable prices to the consumers of their respective States/ UTs.
- Kendriya Bhandar, NCCF and Mother Dairy to retail Tur in either whole or milled form out of the central buffer in half and one kg packs at reasonable rates.
- NAFED was advised to take immediate steps for upgrading/modernizing its processing & milling facilities for pulses across the country.
Ministry of Communications
India Post launches Har Ghar Tiranga campaign
Kolkata; August 05, 2022
Har Ghar Tiranga campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav was launched today by the India Post, West Bengal and Sikkim Circle here in Kolkata today. As part of this campaign, a Tram was decorated with tricolors at Esplanade Tram Depot to encourage each and every person to hoist the National flag of India from August 13 to 15 and to instill a deep feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people on completion of 75 years of Independence. The National Flag has been made available across the extensive network of Post Office counters and prompt doorstep delivery for on-line orders. The campaign brings within its fold of 9087 number of Post Offices across West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The sale price of each National flag is Rs. 25/- Orders can be placed online at: www.epostoffice.gov.in
Prime Minister's Office
Delegation of British MPs calls on Prime Minister
Delegation of British MPs calls on Prime Minister
(An eight-member delegation of British Parliamentarians called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.
The Prime Minister said that the relations between India and UK have strong bipartisan support in both countries, and called for enhanced interactions between the Parliamentarians of both countries.
The Prime Minister fondly recalled his own visit to UK in November 2015, and the visit of Prime Minister Theresa May to India in November 2016. The Prime Minister welcomed the celebration of 2017 as the India-UK Year of Culture.
The Prime Minister also said that India and UK are natural partners in the global fight against terrorism, and urged the Parliamentarians to continue to raise their collective voice against terrorism, extremism and radicalization.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey takescharge as Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey took over as the Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship here today. Shri R. K. Singh, Minister of state in the ministry, was also present on the occasion. Former Minister of Skill development and entrepreneurship Sh Dharmendra Pradhan, who was also present there, congratulated Dr Pandey on taking up the new assignment.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Pandey said Hon’ble prime Minister carved out the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, so that youth of our country are in a better position to compete, within and outside the country. He said that this Ministry has been very helpful to the youth in honing their skills and harnessing their talents. Dr Pandey said that he along with the Minister of state and other officials will work hard to give better results. During the last NDA Government, a lot of good work has been accomplished, nationwide system has been developed, and efforts will be made to make it more organised to have better results. Under the leadership of Hon’ble prime Minister, we will succeed in skill development. On the issue of entrepreneurship, Dr Pandey said that for continuity of employment, entrepreneurship is very important. He said that youth will be better skilled, and efforts will be made to provide them opportunities which are sustainable and regular in nature. The Minister said that employment is going to be his top agenda.
Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. Born on 15th October, Dr Pandey has done MA, Master of journalism and Ph.D from BHU, Varanasi. He has been in active politics for over three decades. Dr Pandey was first elected member of UP legislative assembly in 1991. He handled several ministries in Uttar Pradesh over a period of time. Dr Pandey was Minister of state in the Ministry of Human resource Development from July 2016 to September 2017.
Shri RK Singh is currently a Lok Sabha MP from Arrah, Bihar. In 2014, he was elected as Lok Sabha MP from the same seat. He has served as the Union Minister of State  for Power and New & Renewable Energy since September, 2017, and again he has been given the charge of the same ministry. Prior to joining electoral politics, Shri RK Singh has been an IAS officer with an impressive career record spanning nearly four decades. As a civil servant, he has held many important positions including those of Secretary, Department of Defence Production and Secretary, Home Affairs. Shri Singh was born on 20 Dec 1952 at Supaul . He holds several degrees includingB.A. in English Literature, LL.B. and Diploma in Management.